Kurseong, 21 August: The Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxist (CPRM) has said that it expects chief minister Mamata Banerjee to understand the Gorkha community more during her ongoing visit to Singapore.

Party leaders have said that Miss Banerjee must realise the “big sacrifices” made by the Gorkha people there in Singapore, and honour the community. Talking to reporters here, CPRM spokesperson Govind Chettri today said that the CM garlanded the statue of Subash Chandra Bose and talked at length about him in Singapore yesterday.

“We are not protesting the CM’s visit there, but what we want to tell her is that she must try to understand the background and history of the statue there.

And accordingly, she must also honour the Gorkha Community,” he said. According to Mr Chettri, around 15,000 Gorkha soldiers gave freedom to Singapore under the Indian National Army (INA) led by Subash Chandra Bose.

“As such, along with Subash Chandra Bose, she should also recall the contribution and sacrifice made by the Gorkha soldiers in Singapore,” he added.

Meanwhile, Mr Chettri also said that to mark the recognition of the Nepali Language in the Indian Constitution and to honour those who fought for its recognition, the party will felicitate former MP from Sikkim Dil Kumari Bhandari and former Rajya Sabha MP RB Rai at a programme to be organized under the banner of the Vikalpa Pragatishil Sahitya Sanskritik Sansthan in Darjeeling very soon. During their tenure, both of them had played important roles in both the Houses of parliament for the recognition of the Nepali Language.

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